I sent my email to ShadowGram.
I know for a fact from Craig the source material for this quote was the NY Times article Janet references.
Thank you for clearing that up!
It was also quoted by Craig on his Dark Shadows Online website. As we all know he was a thorough researcher and wouldn't have published anything with fact or documentation.
Maybe I'm misreading you, but I want to explain that I've visited Craig's site often and honestly have no doubts about the veracity of the information in it. I cited his
B&C book because as a rule, the board admins hold print sources above information on the internet; in many cases, information on the net is unreliable, and it can be altered suddenly or even disappear. We have to take liability issues very seriously, and we've chosen to not designate that DSOnline or DS Journal (as examples of sites whose integrity is not in question) are legit sources yet such-and-such a site is not.
To clarify something I said earlier in this topic, while information in print is acceptable, what posters heard someone say to them or to somebody else is considered gossip. I'm not saying they didn't hear it; I'm saying that it's hearsay. Also, since the issue of using real names has come up-- if readers know whom you're speaking about, it doesn't matter if you avoid naming the person or perhaps identify them with just a username; if the identity of the person can be inferred, it's legally the same as providing a name, and the comments can still be libelous.
Anyway, thanks again, John. Shutting up now.